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date: 2024-08-23T11:49:51.517+01:00
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publishDate: 2024-08-23T11:49:51.517+01:00
title: How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations
bookmarkOf: https://humanparts.medium.com/finding-my-fighting-words-how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable-conversations-9c0bb09c50c
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- IPFS
- web
references:
- url: https://humanparts.medium.com/finding-my-fighting-words-how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable-conversations-9c0bb09c50c
type: entry
name: How I Learned to Have Uncomfortable Conversations
summary: I had 50 painfully uncomfortable conversations with strangers in NYC to practice being assertive under pressure. Heres what I learned.
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- alt: A photo of smaller dinosaur figurines in front of a T-rex figurine.
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published: 2020-05-27T20:32:26.911Z
author: https://medium.com/@danshiner
publication: Medium
slug: how-i-learned-to-have-uncomfortable
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Learn to have difficult conversations (increase your assertiveness quotient, or AQ) and, combined with solid emotional intelligence (EQ), you've a winning combination that avoids both "asshole" _and_ "people pleaser".
An interesting framing that resonates with me — I don't _think_ I'm an asshole (I believe I have pretty solid EQ), I think I'm good at asking for what I want (pretty solid AQ; assuming I _know_ what I want), and I've managed to gain respect in most of the places I spend time.